tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post2145472068717506703..comments2015-08-02T12:42:48.774-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Habitat ElsewhereCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-22653379436296293692014-01-14T16:29:50.305-05:002014-01-14T16:29:50.305-05:00Habitat Columbia County seems to suffer from a lac...Habitat Columbia County seems to suffer from a lack of imagination and dare I say some rather lazy thinking. I still think Habitat&#39;s plan for Columbia Street should be scrapped in favor of a broader, more long-term plan that integrates the city&#39;s housing needs with that of H4H&#39;s. At this stage, they seem wholly unconcerned with the broader needs of this city, and that is, as you say, unsustainable. After all, they&#39;re not called &quot;Housing for Individuals&quot;....they&#39;re called &quot;Habitat for Humanity&quot;.signifierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601047461286366304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-60291124194976779322014-01-14T10:30:01.647-05:002014-01-14T10:30:01.647-05:00Well stated Peter.
Habitat can stop making excuses...Well stated Peter.<br />Habitat can stop making excuses and work with the community and not against.Jeffrey Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04900418559890548746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-55861247414373201872014-01-13T17:41:46.201-05:002014-01-13T17:41:46.201-05:00Thank you, Carole. Though I have long supported H...Thank you, Carole. Though I have long supported Habitat&#39;s good works, including in Hudson, the organization of late has been blind to Hudson realities (including, as you rightly point out, a dearth of opens space and a wealth of houses that could use rehabbing). This last brouhaha, pitting Habitat against community gardners, is troubling. I encourage Habitat to get back in touch with its roots and start paying attention again to the communities it claims to serve.<br />Peter Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627451247693034161noreply@blogger.com